Stages of hypertension?
Elevated BP >90th centile
Stage 1 hypertension BP >95th centile
Stage 2 hypertension BP >95th centile +12mmHg
Renal causes of secondary hypertension
Peel, GN, HSP, HUS, hydronephrosis, Wilms tumour/other renal tumours, renal trauma, SLE, reflux nephropathy, ureteral obstruction, renal artery stenosis/thrombosis, renal vein thrombosis
Endocrine causes of secondary hypertension
DM, hyperthyroidism, Cushing syndrome, hyperparathyroidism, CAH, primary hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, neuroblastoma
Cardiac causes of secondary hypertension
Coarctation of the aorta
Genetic causes of secondary hypertension
Neurofibromatosis
Tuberous scslerosis
Williams syndrome
Turner syndrome
Drug-induced causes of secondary hypertension
Corticosteroids
Stimulants
Oral contraceptives
Drugs of abuse (cocaine, PCP, nicotine)
Caffeine
Sympathomimetics
Heavy metal poisoning
Other causes of secondary hypertension
White coat hypertension
Pre-eclampsia
Autonomic instability
Intracranial mass
Arteriovenous shunt
Liddle syndrome
Hypercalcaemia
LV outflow tract obstruction causes of chest pain
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Aortic stenosis
Coarctation of the aorta
Coronary artery anomalies leading to chest pain
Kawasaki disease
Abnormal origin of a coronary artery
Myocardial bridge
Hyperlipidaemia causing atherosclerosis
Other causes of chest pain (excluding LV outflow obstruction or coronary artery anomalies)
Coronary vasospasm
Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Arrhythmias
Aortic root dissection
Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm
Pulmonary hypertension
GI causes of chest pain
Reflux
Gastritis
Peptic ulcer disease
Cholecystitis
Pancreatitis
MSK causes of chest pain
Costochondritis/Tietze syndrome
Slipped rib syndrome
Precordial catch syndrome
Muscle strain
Trauma
Respiratory causes of chest pain
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary embolus
Pneumonia
Acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease
Asthma
Pleuritis
Other causes of chest pain
Skin infections
Breast disease
Psychosomatic pain
Red flags for syncope
LOC without prodromal symptoms
Syncope following loud noise/surprise/emotional distress (suspicious for long QT syndrome)
Exercise induced syncope
Syncope when lying flat
Family history of sudden death
Syncope with an abnormal ECG
Type of shunt from PDA?
Left to right, acyanotic
Examination findings in PDA?
Grade 1-4 continuous murmur, “machinery like”
Left upper sternal border
May have widened pulse pressure and associated bounding pulses
Clinical features of PDA?
Small PDAs are asymptomatic
Moderate to large PDAs associated with increased risk of respiratory tract infections, congestive heart failure symptoms/pulmonary oedema (due to increased pulmonary flow)
Risk of PDA in preterm babies?
Can cause such significant left to right shunting that there is systemic hypoperfusion, increasing risk of NEC, myocardial ischaemia, renal injury etc
Complications of persisting PDAs?
If small, likely asymptomatic
If large, can lead to pulmonary hypertension, which then results in risk of shunt becoming right to left (Eisenmenger’s) with differential cyanosis
A patent PDA which is enough to cause a murmur is associated with a 1% per year risk of bacterial endocarditis
Indications for treatment of PDA
Haemodynamic instability
Congestive heart failure
To prevent development of pulmonary hypertension in large PDAs
Medical management of PDA
Fluid restriction and diuretics
Indomethason or NSAIDs (contraindicated if bleeding risk)
Surgical management of PDA
Catheterisation
Surgical closure (usually just in preterm infants)
Complications of surgical closure of PDA
Vocal cord paralysis (due to injury of recurrent laryngeal nerve)/diaphragm paresis (injury to phrenic nerve)
Chylothorax (injury to thoracic duct)
Later-onset scoliosis related to thoracotomy